New Moon movie kick-off!

11.20.09
Among the many speculations, I do have a few facts:

• The movie title will remain as 'New Moon'.. nothing too drastic like The Twilight Saga's New Moon as it's been rumored. It's pretty big (isn't everything related to Twilight?) news considering they've already changed so many things in the first movie.. ;P
  
  
• Parts of the movie will be filmed in Volterra, Italy. Talk about the infamous Volturi Castle should ensue.. It has yet to be chosen or even digitally recreated.

• Taylor Lautner will proudly be back again for New Moon.. and his abs are ready ;)



• Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (Edward and Bella) should follow throughout the series, even into the third installment, Eclipse! I'm not too psyched about Robert (among other reasons, he needs to wax his face), but I will admit they are the headline couple that now identifies the Twilight Saga..

• Summit Entertainment has announced the release date for Eclipse.. June 30, 2010! (Okay, not exactly New Moon news, but still.. it's pretty exciting.)

• Alright, guys.. We all felt the dark and depressing mood New Moon gave us, so it's a wonder as to how Summit plans to pull it off with Chris Weitz as the director. He's the guy that directed The Golden Compass more recently. Because of this, I have high hopes that he does New Moon some well deserved good :) Click on his name to find out more.

• It's been noted that actress Rachelle LeFevre (Victoria) is really working out for her wire work stunts in New Moon. She's told Access that she is doing a special new workout training program, only available in Hollywood, called “GST.”

• Here's a big one: Dakota Fanning will be playing Jane in the movie. It's been rumored that she hasn't read the book, but has gladly accepted the role.. And who wouldn't? This saga has become one of the biggest social tornadoes to sweep throughtout America, and even the world! Ahem, a bit off topic, but still.. ;P

• Filming for this epic movie begins in March, in both the US and Italy.. With a deadline of November, I'm wondering if they will pull this off without it seeming too rushed.